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Table 3 Percentage reduction of worm burden in mice infected with cercariae pre-treated with aqueous extract of G. lotoides fruits

From: Laboratory assessment of molluscicidal and cercariacidal effects of Glinus lotoides fruits

Worm burden (Mean ± SD)

Treatments

Male

Female

Couple

Total

Total worm burden reduction (%)

M ± SD

M ± SD

M ± SD

M ± SD

Infected control

2.4 ± 0.418

3.2 ± 0.636

1.2 ± 0.398

6.8 ± 0.398

-

3. 7 mg/L

1.4 ± 0.328

2.2 ± 0.48

0.8 ± 0.35

4.4 ± 0.5

35.3%

11.6 mg/L

1.8 ± 0.79*

0.8 ± 0.21*

0.4 ± 0.17*

3 ± 0.247*

55.9%

18.7 mg/L

0.4 ± 0.08**

0.2 ± 0.09**

0.0 ± 0.0**

0.6 ± 0.178**

91.2%

  1. Note Results are expressed as mean ± SD of the mean of five observations. *Indicates the level of significance of the experimental mice compared to the infected control. No statistical significant difference was obtained at 3.7 mg/L (P > 0.05), *statistically significant at 11.6 mg/L (P < 0.05) and **highly significant difference at 18.7 mg/L (P < 0.001) compared with infected control.
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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